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Each day during the Olympics, I’ll post a nugget relating a value of sportsmanship and the Olympics to your professional life.
Today’s Olympic Nugget: Aim to surpass a goal, not just meet it.
The USA women's relay team are some of the latest athletes to break a world record at these Olympic Games. None of these athletes talked about hopes to "come close" to an existing world record or tying a world record. They came with the ambition to break a world record, and many have succeeded. That's got to be an amazing feeling.
I encourage you to take any metrics or goals you are expected to meet at work, and instead of planning to meet the goal or come close to the goal, aim to surpass it. You won't do it every time, but it will feel great when you do, and you will begin to establish yourself as someone who not only meets goals but goes beyond them. That's the type of person that companies want in their ranks.
Records are made to be broken. Goals are made to be surpassed. Are you in? What's a goal/target expected of you at work that you can take to the next level by aiming even higher?
Photo by Dan Mumford
Cecilia is a professional in the non-profit world that makes professional development part of her daily routine, just like brushing teeth, preparing a meal, or walking the dog. She knows what she wants out of her career and takes small steps daily to realize her goals. Follow Cecilia and learn how to see professional development as an ongoing process that you can work on a few minutes every day so you can be ready for desired opportunities at a moment’s notice. Updating your resume is not a chore with the Resume Reviver!
